Tourist site officially called “Ciudad Mitad del Mundo”. It is one of the most popular and unmissable tourist attractions in Ecuador's capital, Quito; which is specifically located in the Parish of San Antonio in the Metropolitan District of Quito, north of the city. On this tour, also get to know the INTIÑAN LATITUD INTERACTIVE MUSEUM 00.00'00'00.

It is an extinct but active volcano composed of three domes. It is one of the inhabited craters on the planet and the third largest, measuring 12 km in diameter. The communities settled in the volcano's crater are made up of approximately 60 families who make a living from agriculture and livestock.

MIDDLE OF THE WORLD

LOCATION:

A tourist site officially named "Ciudad Mitad del Mundo" (Middle of the World City). It is one of the most popular and must-see tourist attractions in Ecuador's capital, Quito. It is located specifically in the Parish of San Antonio in the Metropolitan District of Quito, north of the city.

DURATION 

3 -4 hours 

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY

LOW-MEDIUM

RECOMMENDATIONS 

· Passport to stamp halfway around the world (optional)

· Comfortable clothing/windbreakers

· Comfortable shoes

· Sun block

· Hat and glasses

· Camera

· Water bottle (Reusable bottle)

https://www.touring-ecuador.com/en/terminos-condiciones

Departure from your hotel in Quito in the morning, we will make a stop at the Pululahua crater to observe the majestic view of this crater, which is the second inhabited in the world, then we will head towards latitude 00.00'00" where the imaginary or equatorial line passes, here we will have a guided tour where with interactive experiments they will teach us curious facts about the middle of the world. Finally, we will visit the "Mitad del Mundo" complex where we can take photos of the iconic monument that commemorates the visit of the French-Spanish geodesic expedition that carried out the measurement of the poles on multiple visits to Ecuador between 1735 and 1743.